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Babson College in Massachusetts is taking an innovative approach in bringing the entrepreneurial spirit into the classroom.
You don’t always need to be born rich to make your life a success story. Take a look at 20 billionaires who made it big through hard work,...
This week we learned about four innovative marketing solutions for small businesses as well as 12 innovative steps entrepreneurs can utilize their leadership presence to inspire others.
We also reviewed how a group of entrepreneurial law students jumped right into starting their own business despite...
This week was all about saving as we took a look at 10 innovative steps to crowdsourcing business tasks and how to create a killer investor presentation with just 10 slides.
In addition to these tips we also uncovered that 6.6 million Homepreneurs provide at...
Uncovered in the Kauffman’s Index of Entrepreneurial Activity report we saw that entrepreneurial growth was the highest among 35- to 44-year olds in 2009. Many of these small businesses were launched due to the loss of income opportunities.
Also this week the introduction of, “Who...
This week we learned how Dave Waldman, CEO and Entrepreneurial Founder of Bccthis took a chance and ventured out with his business partner to create their own startup. We also took a look at the top ten ingredients needed to create a great business plan...
This week we looked at a group of entrepreneur students at Babson College who transformed walls to whiteboards with their innovative entrepreneurial approach to the company IdeaPaint.
Also, Kauffman Foundation Vice President of Advancing Innovation Lesa Mitchell testified to the House Committee on Science and Technology...
This week we looked at how entrepreneurs are finding financial relief through individual development accounts (IDAs). These accounts help small business owners boost their savings to purchase equipment or advertising for their companies. In addition to this we reviewed, 7 tips for generating buzz for...
This week Gary Schoeniger’s, Founder and CEO of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative, (ELI), reviewed how entrepreneurs are more like insurgents rather than predators. We also looked at, how entrepreneurs like The Denver Cupcake Truck and Solotrekkers are using social media to build awareness of their...
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This week we looked at how women entrepreneurial businesses are growing twice as quickly as the national average for all startups. One women entrepreneur that has helped in this growth over the past two years is entrepreneur Kate Friedman, owner of Atelier Shoes.
We also...
This week we reviewed entrepreneurship education as an oxymoron, part one of a two part blog series by Gary Schoeniger. We also looked at nine ways small businesses can maximize their marketing budget, as well as what is the most important qualities for a leader...
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